Wire winding box with increasing area

ABSTRACT

A wire winding box with an increasing area includes a box body, a housing, a communication cable, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. The box body has a wire groove and a shaft. The wire winding disk has a first disk body. Two surfaces of the first disk body are installed with a receiving groove and a wire winding ring. The wire winding disk is placed in the wire groove of the box body. The wire winding disk is pivotally installed to the shaft by an axial hole. The communication cable is further wound around the wire winding ring of the wire winding disk so that the communication cable are installed in the receiving groove and out of the wire winding ring at two surface of the first disk body.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a wire winding box with an increasing area, and especially to a wire winding box with a communication cable which can be rewound automatically and having a large area for receiving a longer communication cable.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Currently, computers, modems, telephones, or facsimile machines are necessary to be arranged with communication cables for connection so as to achieve the object of communication. In order to avoid a overlong communication cable or an overshort communication cable, various wire winding boxes are developed, which basically includes a box body, a housing, a communication cable, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. Then, the receptacle of the communication cable is inserted into the receptacle of a communication device for downloading data.

[0003] However, in the prior art wire winding box, as the communication cable is wound around the wire winding disk, it is confined by the space of the wire winding disk. Furthermore, the segments of the communication cable in the outer portion and inner portion of the wire winding ring are positive proportional. The area of the wire winding box is finite, a longer communication cable can not be received therein so that the use of the wire winding box is confined.

[0004] Therefore, it is appreciated that the prior art wire winding box has some defects which is necessary to be improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a wire winding box with an increasing area, wherein the communication cable are placed in the receiving groove on one surface of the first disk body and out of the wire winding ring on another surface of the first disk body. Thereby, as the communication cable is wound around the wire winding disk, the confinement to the communication cable is less. As a result, the application area of the wire winding box is increased so that a communication cable with a longer length can be received conveniently.

[0006] To achieve objects, the present invention provides a wire winding box with an increasing area including a box body, a housing, a communication cable, a wire winding disk, and a spiral spring. The box body has a wire groove and a shaft. The box body has a wire groove. A shaft is installed at an inner lateral side of the wire groove. A housing is connected to the box body for sealing the wire groove. A wire winding disk has a first disk body. The first disk body has an axial hole. Two surface of the first disk body are installed with a receiving groove and a wire winding ring, respectively. The wire winding disk is placed in the wire groove in the box body, and the axial hole is formed on the shaft. A communication cable winds around the shaft, and is in the receiving groove of the wire winding disk, the communication cable being further wound out the wire winding ring of the wire winding disk so that the communication cable are placed in the receiving groove on one surface of the first disk body and out of the wire winding ring one another surface of the first disk body. A spiral spring is connected between the box body and the wire winding disk. Thereby, a wire winding box with an increasing area is formed.

[0007] The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0009]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the wire winding disk in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0010]FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the wire winding disk in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0011]FIG. 4 is a first cross sectional view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0012]FIG. 5 is a second cross sectional view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0013]FIG. 6 is a third cross sectional view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0014]FIG. 7 is a fourth cross sectional view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0015]FIG. 8 is an assembled perspective view of the first embodiment in the present invention.

[0016]FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment in the present invention.

[0017]FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view of the second embodiment in the present invention.

[0018]FIG. 11 is an assembled perspective view of the third embodiment in the present invention.

[0019]FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the fourth embodiment in the present invention.

[0020]FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the fifth embodiment in the present invention.

[0021]FIG. 14 is an assembled perspective view of the sixth embodiment in the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, a preferred embodiment of the present invention about a wire winding box for increasing the area is illustrated. The related components in the present invention have a wire winding box body 1, a housing 2, a communication cable 3, a wire winding disk 4, and a spiral spring 6.

[0023] One surface of the box body 1 is installed with a concave wire groove 11 for receiving the communication cable 3. The lateral side of the wire groove 11 is formed with a wire hole 12 for being inserted by the communication cable 3. The inner lateral side of the wire groove 11 is installed with a shaft 13. A shaft 13 is installed with a slot 14 axially installed. The periphery of the bottom of the shaft 13 is mounted with at least one positioning piece 15. In this embodiment, two positioning pieces 15 are mounted. The positioning piece 15 is a round plate.

[0024] The housing 2 can be engaged to one surface of the box body 1 by buckling or screwing for sealing the wire groove 11 so as to properly position the communication cable 3, wire winding disk 4, and spiral spring 6 in the box body 1. The housing 2 has a recess 21 for positioning the shaft 13.

[0025] The wire winding disk 4 is formed by a first disk body 41 and a second disk body 42. The two disk bodies 41 and 42 are installed with hook 43 and buckling hole 44, respectively so that the two disk bodies are buckled together. Each of the two disk bodies 41 and 42 is installed with a central axial hole 45, 46. Two surfaces of the first disk body 41 are installed with a receiving groove 47 and a wire winding ring 48, respectively. The second disk body 42 is installed with a spring retaining post 50. The spring retaining post 50 has a buckling hole 51. The wire winding disk 4 is received in the wire groove 11 of the box body 1. The wire winding disk 4 is pivotally installed to the shaft 13 of the axial holes 45 and 46 so that the wire winding disk 4 rotates in the wire groove 11.

[0026] Two ends of the communication cable 3 are mounted with a receptacle 31 and an earphone 32, respectively. Alternatively, two ends of the communication cable 3 can be installed with receptacles 31 or receptacles 33 and 34 (FIG. 11) of other types can be installed at two ends of the communication cable 3. The communication cable 3 is wound around the wire winding ring 48 of the wire winding disk 4. One end of the communication cable 3 is protruded out from the wire hole 12 of the box body 1. Another end of the communication cable 3 protrudes through the through hole 52 of the first disk body 41 of the wire winding disk 4 to wind around the shaft 13 in the wire groove 11 and is positioned between the first disk body 41 and the receiving groove 47 at another surface. Therefore, the communication cable 3 is installed out of the wire winding ring 48 and in receiving groove 47 at two surfaces of the first disk body 41. Another end of the communication cable 3 protrudes out from the slot 14 of the shaft 13. As the communication cable 3 protrudes out from the slot 14, the communication cable 3 can be clamped and positioned between the positioning pieces 15 and the shaft 13.

[0027] The spiral spring 6 is properly position in the wire groove 11 of the box body 1. The buckle end 61 of the spiral spring 6 is buckled to the buckling hole 51 of the wire winding disk 4 so that the spiral spring 6 is connected to the wire winding disk 4. Then, the spiral spring 6 is connected between the box body 1 and the wire winding disk 4. As the wire winding disk 4 rotates, the spiral spring 6 stores energy therein.

[0028] Thereby, as wire winding box shown in FIG. 8 is illustrated. In application, the communication cable 3 with a longer length can be wound in the wire winding box and communication cable 3 can be rewound at any time. The user inserts the receptacle 31 of the communication cable 3 into a communication device for downloading data. Two ends of the communication cable 3 can be pulled out directly from the wire winding box. Furthermore, two ends of the communication cable 3 suffers from the action of the spiral spring 6 in the box so as to retain a tension force, and therefore, the cable can be rewound into the box successfully. No wire segment exposes out or is intricate.

[0029] A supporting seat 8 is installed in the wire groove 11 of the box body 1. Two sides of the supporting seat 8 are protruded with two stops 81 so that the spiral spring 6 can be placed between the stops 81 and the housing 2. Besides, for avoiding the effect of the tension as the communication cable 3 is pulled out, the periphery of the second disk body 42 of the wire winding disk 4 is installed with a plurality of buckling grooves 53. A reciprocal control device 7 is installed adjacent to the wire winding disk 4. The reciprocal control device 7 includes a free swingable swinging piece 71 and a free rotated ratchet 72. By the special interaction between the swinging piece 71, ratchet 72 and buckling grooves 53 of the wire winding disk 4, the communication cable 3 can be pulled out or rewound reciprocally.

[0030] In the present invention, the communication cable 3 is installed in the receiving groove 47 and out of the wire winding ring 48 at two surface of the first disk body 41. Therefore, as the communication cable 3 is wound out of the wire winding ring 48 of the wire winding disk 4, it is not effected by the receiving groove 47. When the communication cable 3 winds around the wire winding disk 4, the effect of the space in the wire winding disk 4 is small, so that the area of the wire winding box is increased greatly and thus, a longer communication cable 3 can be received therein. Thus, the wire winding box can be used conveniently.

[0031] Moreover, with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, in the present invention, an outer wire winding ring 54 can be installed around the wire winding ring 48 with a proper distance therebetween and a via hole 55 is formed on the outer wire winding ring 54. A retaining piece 56 is engaged in the via hole 55 of the outer wire winding ring 54. The retaining piece 56 serves to fix the communication cable 3 passing through the via hole 55 so that the communication cable 3 in the outer wire winding ring 54 is motionless. Therefore, as the communication cable 3 out of the outer wire winding ring 54 is pulled inwards, the friction between the different segments of communication cable 3 and between the communication cable 3 and the outer wire winding ring 54 are avoided. As a result, the condition that the breakage on the surface of the communication cable 3 so as to harm the inner lead in the communication cable 3 is avoided.

[0032] With reference to FIG. 12, the positioning pieces 15 on the periphery of the shaft 13 may be modified and may is higher. Moreover, referring to FIG. 13, the wire winding disk 4 may have a single first disk body 41. The spiral spring 6 is placed in the wire winding ring 48 of the first disk body 41. The buckle end 61 of the spiral spring 6 is buckled to the buckling block 57 on the first disk body 41 of the wire winding disk 4 so that the spiral spring 6 is connected to the wire winding disk 4. Another buckle end 62 of the spiral spring 6 is buckled to the slot 14 on the shaft 13 of the box body 1 so that the spiral spring 6 is connected between the box body 1 and the wire winding disk 4. As the wire winding disk 4 rotates, the spiral spring 6 stores energy.

[0033] Moreover, as shown in FIG. 14, in the present invention, the spiral spring 6 can be placed in the spring retaining post 50 of the second disk body 42. The buckle end 61 of the spiral spring 6 is buckled to a buckling block on the second disk body 42 of the wire winding disk 4 so that the spiral spring 6 is connected to the wire winding disk 4. Another buckle end 62 of the spiral spring 6 is buckled to the slot 14 on the shaft 13 of the box body 1 so that the spiral spring 6 is further connected to the box body 1. Therefore, the spiral spring 6 is connected between the box body 1 and the wire winding disk 4. As the wire winding disk 4 rotates, the spiral spring 6 stores energy.

[0034] Besides, for avoiding the effect of the tension as the communication cable 3 is pulled out, one lateral side internal the box body 1 is pivotally installed with a swingable resisting block 73, and a V shape elastomer 74 is further engaged to the box body 1, which is at two outer sides of the resisting block. At least one tilt buckling groove 75 and a cambered notch 76 are spaced installed on proper positions on the spring retaining post 50 of the second disk body 42. Therefore, as the communication cable 3 is pulled out so that the wire winding disk 4 rotates clockwise, the resisting block 73 is shifted rightwards to the right side of the V shape elastomer 74 due to the friction in the edge of the disk. If the wire winding disk rotates continuously, no buckling effect occurs to the buckling groove 75 and notch 76. If the pulling force is stopped at a proper timing so that the spiral spring 6 is rewound, the resisting block 73 will be embedded into the buckling groove 75 to induce an inverse buckling action, namely, as the user pulls the communication cable 3 out with a proper length, the communication cable can be fixed instantly.

[0035] However, when the communication cable 3 are rewound wholly, it is only necessary to pull the cable, so that the cambered notch 76 moves to the tip point of the resisting block 73, and then the cable is released so as to be wound, then the resisting block 73 will move into the notch 76 and swings leftwards due to the elastic force of the V shape elastomer 74. Then, even it passes through the buckling groove 75 continuously, no buckling effect occurs, so that the wire winding disk 4 will pass through the communication cable 3 continuously and thus is rewound rapidly.

[0036] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details described thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A wire winding box with an increasing area comprising: a box body having a wire groove, a shaft being installed at an inner lateral side of the wire groove; a housing being connected to the box body for sealing the wire groove; a wire winding disk having a first disk body; the first disk body having an axial hole, two surface of the first disk body being installed with a receiving groove and a wire winding ring, respectively; the wire winding disk being placed in the wire groove in the box body; and the axial hole being formed on the shaft; a communication cable winding around the shaft, and being in the receiving groove of the wire winding disk, the communication cable being further wound out the wire winding ring of the wire winding disk so that the communication cable are placed in the receiving groove on one surface of the first disk body and out of the wire winding ring one another surface of the first disk body; and a spiral spring being connected between the box body and the wire winding disk.
 2. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning pieces are installed at a periphery of the shaft for positioning the communication cable.
 3. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wire winding disk is further installed with a second disk body; the second disk body has a second axial hole; the axial hole of the second disk body are formed on the shaft.
 4. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first disk body and second disk body of the wire winding disk are installed with a hook and a buckling hole, respectively, for buckling the two together.
 5. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second disk body is mounted with a spring retaining post, a buckling hole is formed on the spring retaining post; the spiral spring is engaged to the buckling hole of the wire winding disk so that the spiral spring is connected to the wire winding disk.
 6. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second disk body is installed with a spring retaining post; the spiral spring is installed within the spring retaining post of the second disk body; the buckle end of the spiral spring is engaged to the second disk body of the wire winding disk so that the another buckle end of the spiral spring is connected to the shaft of the wire winding box.
 7. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the periphery of the wire winding ring is installed with an outer wire winding ring; the communication cable winds around the outer wire winding ring; a via hole is formed on the outer wire winding ring so that the communication cable passes through the via hole; a retaining piece is installed in the via hole for fixing the communication cable in the via hole.
 8. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spiral spring is installed internal the wire winding ring of the wire winding disk; a buckle end of the spiral spring is buckled to an inner side of the wire winding ring of the first disk body; a buckle end of the spiral spring is engaged to the first disk body of the wire winding disk, while another buckle end of the spiral spring is engaged to a shaft of the box body.
 9. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein a periphery of the wire winding disk is installed with a plurality of buckling grooves; a reciprocal control device is mounted adjacent to the wire winding disk; the reciprocal control device includes a free swingable swinging piece and a free rotated ratchet; by the interaction between the swinging piece, ratchet, and the buckling grooves of the wire winding disk, the communication cable is pulled or released reciprocally so as to be fixed or rewound.
 10. The wire winding box with an increasing area as claimed in claim 1, wherein the swingable resisting block and a V shape elastomer which are positioned around two sides of the resisting block are pivotally installed within the box body; at least one tilt buckling groove and a cambered notch are spaced installed on the second disk body; by the interaction of the buckling groove, notch, and V shape elastomer, the communication cable may be pulled or released reciprocally so as to be fixed or rewound. 